What type of school is Hoërskool Piet Retief?

Hoërskool Piet Retief is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Hoërskool Piet Retief has 862 enrolled learners and 53 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 16:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Hoërskool Piet Retief located?

Hoërskool Piet Retief is in Piet Retief, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: MAC STREET 1, , PIET RETIEF, 2380.

Hoërskool Piet Retief

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800005918

Piet Retief, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

862

Learners

16:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hoërskool Piet Retief?

Hoërskool Piet Retief is a public secondary school in Piet Retief, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 862 enrolled learners and 53 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 16:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Hoërskool Piet Retief?

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 89%

(Q5 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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What other schools are near Hoërskool Piet Retief?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Laerskool Piet Retief

PrimaryPublicQ5

852 learners 46 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 84%

Piet Retief · 0.7km away

Alpha and Omega School

PrimaryIndependent

621 learners 38 educators 16:1

Lower L:E ratio than 39%

Piet Retief · 1.5km away

Harmony Park School

CombinedPublicQ2

1,369 learners 34 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Piet Retief · 2.8km away

Piet Retief Combined School

CombinedPublicQ4

1,848 learners 53 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Piet Retief · 3.2km away

Sibahle Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

420 learners 12 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 41%

Piet Retief · 3.2km away

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MAC STREET 1, , PIET RETIEF, 2380

0178260534

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.